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selection Definition

se·lec·tion (sə lek′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a selecting or being selected
    1. a person or thing chosen
    2. a group or collection of these
    3. a variety from which to choose a selection of colors
  3. Biol. any process, natural or artificial, by which certain organisms or characters are favored or perpetuated in, or as if in, preference to others

Etymology: L selectio

selection Synonyms

selection

n.

  1. The act of selecting

    choice, election, determination, choosing, preference, co-optation, appropriation, adoption, reservation, separation.

  2. Anything selected

    pick, collection, excerpt; see choice 3, reading 3.

  3. An evolutionary process

    survival of the fittest, natural selection, sexual selection, unconscious selection, methodical selection, modification, change by sport, adaptation, Darwinian process, biogenesis, Mendelian fitness.

  4. A variety from which to choose

    choice, assortment, range, variety; see choice 2. See syn. study at choice.

selection Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wine: The College wine cellar has an impressive selection of wines to accompany your meal; please contact us for further details.
  • dish: Bruce Grant, our head chef is on hand to serve up a mouth watering selection of appetizing dishes.
  • photograph: To see a selection of photographs, please click here.
  • ale: It is open seven days a week for food and drink, and has a good selection of real ales.
  • restaurant: Bodrum boasts some of the best shopping in Turkey, combined with a wide selection of restaurants, bars and night clubs.
  • shop: The boro boasts a huge selection of shops - Romford town center alone draws over 250,000 regular shoppers.

Converse of object

  • offer: We offer a large selection of over 20 tennis skirts, tennis dresses, tennis shirts.
  • contain: Their ' Sermons From Ulster ' page contains a selection of sermon transcripts from various Baptist Pastors.

Adjective modifier

  • wide: Use Search for a wider selection or multiple criteria.
  • natural: That's the kind of thing natural selection does all the time.
  • random: Each time you request a random selection from a given set of results, you will get a different random sequence.
  • varied: Spanish covers a varied selection of topics from family issues to immigration in Spain.
  • huge: The boro boasts a huge selection of shops - Romford town center alone draws over 250,000 regular shoppers.
  • careful: Careful selection of the key phrases you wish to use with your pay per click campaign is essential.

Modifies a noun

  • criterion: The main selection criteria are based on four main themes.
  • bias: The cohort study was comprised of all children born in Denmark and thus should not be subject to selection bias.
  • process: The final selection process will lead to award of the contract around the middle of the year.
  • panel: No more than three pieces from either age group categories could be submitted in digital format to the first selection panel.
  • procedure: Each candidate is judged against the criteria for appointment at each stage of the selection procedure.
  • committee: The selection committee will not confine its considerations to those who apply by the closing date.